Socket 754 Motherboard Roundup: ASUS K8N-E, Soltek K8AN2E-GR & DFI nF3-250Gb
In this installment, we will take a closer look at the Asus K8N-E, Soltek K8AN2E-GR, and the DFI nF3-250Gb. All 3 boards are based on the second generation nVidia nForce3-250Gb chipset. As you saw in...
View ArticleNVIDIA nForce3 Ultra Shootout: Gigabyte vs MSI
We’ve decided to take two of the top nForce3 Ultra motherboards, MSI’s K8N Neo2 Platinum Edition, and Gigabyte’s GA-K8NSNXP-939 and pitch them against one another. Both of these motherboards are loaded...
View ArticleNVIDIA nForce3 250 Motherboard Shootout
HardwareZone has posted a seven-way nForce3 250 motherboards shootout. Here’s the line-up: AOpen N250a-FR – ASUS K8N-E Deluxe – Gigabyte GA-K8NS Pro – Gigabyte GA-K8NSNXP – MSI K8N Neo Platinum –...
View ArticleEPoX 9NDA3+ S939 nForce3 Ultra Motherboard Review
EPoX’s 9NDA3+ has been designed to appeal to the largest possible audience. Layout is pretty good in most respects, aided by having only a single chipset bridge. The feature set is also a well-balanced...
View ArticleIwill Begins Mass Production Of ZMAXdp – NVIDIA nForce3 Pro Dual Opteron SFF
AFTER MONTHS of delays, Taiwanese manufacturer Iwill will begin mass production of a dual AMD Opteron CPU small form factor PC next week, according to a source at the company. The ZMAXdp will be the...
View ArticleShuttle SN95G5 nForce3 250Gb SFF Review
Shuttle has the smallest and most well built Athlon 64 small form factor on the market. They utilize the nForce 3 250GB chipset very well, and having the first Socket 939 sff is also a plus. They are...
View ArticleMSI K8N Neo2 Platinum Motherboard Review
The K8N Neo2 Platinum is MSI’s premier board based on the latest version of the NVIDIA nForce3 chipset. The NVIDIA nForce3 Ultra chipset fully supports all Athlon64 based socket 939 processors, DDR...
View ArticleShuttle SN85G4 Athlon 64 nForce SFF Review
If you read our Athlon 64 Chip Guide, you’ll be well aware that the Socket 754 Sempron is not only very close to the speed of an Athlon 64, but a cooler running chip and a great overclocker. These are...
View ArticleEPoX 8KDA3+ nForce3 250Gb Motherboard Review
The Epox 8KDA3+ really performed very well where we saw it winning the contestant in terms of CPU performance, memory bandwidth and a heading the gaming performance. Besides that, this board is very...
View ArticleEPoX 9NDA3+ nForce3 Ultra Socket 939 Motherboard Review
The EPoX EP-9NDA3+ motherboard is based on nVidia’s nForce3 Ultra chipset supporting the latest Athlon64 & AthlonFX Socket 939 processors. The nForce3 Ultra chipset officially supports a 1GHz...
View ArticleSoltek 8KAN2E-GR nForce3 250Gb S754 Motherboard Review
Soltek has put together an impressive S754 package with its K8AN2E-GR motherboard. The intelligent board layout made installation simple. I especially like the way DIMM slots are orientated away from...
View ArticleASUS K8N-E Deluxe Motherboard Review
Asus seems to have finally got back on the right track in the AMD platform. The board is rock solid and performed well after a little bit of overclocking. The K8N-E Deluxe offers really good on-board...
View ArticleShuttle XPC SN95G5 Socket-939 nForce3 Ultra SFF Review
The SN95G5 is a barebone system based off NVIDIA’s nForce3 Ultra chipset for socket 939 Athlon 64 platform. The nForce3 chipset has had over several revisions since its inception. One can say that the...
View ArticleShuttle SN95G5 XPC nForce3 Ultra SFF Review
There is an old saying that ‘big things come in small packages’ and today I am going to prove that this certainly is the case with Shuttles latest and only Socket 939 based XPC. The SN95G5 is Shuttle’s...
View ArticleEPoX 9NDA3+ (NVIDIA nForce3 Ultra) vs. ABIT AV8 3rd Eye (VIA K8T800Pro) –...
Today we have 2 motherboards sporting AMD’s Socket 939. The first, Abit’s AV8 3rd Eye, uses Via’s K8T800Pro chipset. The second, Epox’s 9NDA3+, uses the Nvidia Nforce 3 Ultra. We’re pitting these two...
View ArticleShuttle XPC SN95G5 nForce3 Ultra SFF Review
The SN95G5 is a 64-bit workhorse in a sexy black box built with whatever components you want to throw in it. So if you want to throw an AthlonFX CPU, 2GB of PC3200, AGP Geforce 6800GT, 74GB WD Raptor...
View ArticlenForce3 Ultra Cancelled? ++ MSI, DFI Wave nF4 Bye? ++ ASUS, Gigabyte Plan...
We’ve had reliable sources telling us that the Ultra is no more, although partners will still be able to buy NForce 3 250GB parts. However, we’ve had reports from some partners that they haven’t been...
View ArticleMSI K8N Neo2 Platinum (nForce3 Ultra) Review
Testing the K8N Neo2 has been a very interesting experience. Before beginning the article we had assumed that the board would be second best when compared to the newer Nforce4 and Radeon Xpress based...
View ArticleDFI LANParty UT nF3 250Gb Review
I was hesitant in slapping the LANParty UT nF3 250Gb with an award mainly because of the performance issue. While I do like a great overclocking board, I tend to focus on the performance more than...
View ArticleAOpen n250a-FR S754 nForce3 250 Motherboard Review
With a retail price of just $113 CDN ($93 US) the AOpen n250a-FR offers users a good quality motherboard that won’t break the bank. This motherboard comes with everything most users would ever need,...
View ArticleIwill ZMAXdp Dual Opteron SFF Review (nForce3 Pro 250Gb)
In what may be described as the boldest play yet in the world of small form factor computing, Iwill recently officially launched their ZMAXdp, a dual processor AMD Opteron based SFF system. Starting as...
View ArticleShuttle SN95G5 A64-939 SFF Review
The XPC SN95G5 is not the first AMD Athlon 64 barebone system from Shuttle, but it is the first one to use a Socket 939 motherboard. This is of particular interest to the SPCR community because of the...
View ArticleShuttle XPC SN95G5 nForce3 Ultra SFF Review
To say I have been completely impressed by the Shuttle would be an understatement. All of my initial concerns mentioned in the review introduction have been completely resolved and I’ve thoroughly...
View ArticleASUS K8N NVIDIA nForce3 250 Motherboard Review
From what we have seen in performance, layout, features, overclocking and pricing, it looks the K8N is a recommendable board. That being said, if you want the top most performance, VIA’s K8T800 Pro...
View ArticleASUS K8N-E Deluxe Motherboard Review – nForce3 250Gb
For some reason, the 250Gb boards perform extremely well than their 250 predecessors. According to NVIDIA, the only difference between the two should just be the features, but as we apparently found...
View ArticleNVIDIA nForce3 Ultra Motherboard Roundup
Hardwarezone compares three popular nForce3 Ultra motherboards, the EPoX 9NDA3J, Gigabyte GA-8KNS-939 and MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum. The EPoX EP-9NDA3J was a decent board.. ..we gave the board a 3 out of 5...
View ArticleGigaByte GA-K8NS Ultra-939 (NVIDIA nForce3 Ultra Socket 939)
Digit Life has reviewed the Gigabyte GA-K8NS Ultra-939, based on the nForce3 Ultra chipset, the first motherboard equipped with Socket 939 from GigaByte:The key differences of the new motherboard from...
View ArticleMSI K8N Neo Platinum Review (NVIDIA nForce3 250Gb / Socket 754)
CoolTechZone – There isn’t too much of a difference between the Asus K8N-E Deluxe and MSI K8N Neo Platinum, as they perform equally. Both boards go back and forth when it comes to taking the ultimate...
View ArticleMSI K8N Neo2 Platinum Review
The MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum motherboard is any overclocker’s dream motherboard. It offers rock solid stability even when running at 250HTT around the clock! And having the ability to do up to 355HTT...
View ArticleDFI LAN Party UT nF3 Ultra-D Review
Overall the DFI LAN Party UT nF3 Ultra-D is a very powerful socket 939 AGP motherboard. While it may seem to tail the K8N Neo2 Platinum in terms of performance, the potential of the nF3 Ultra-D is...
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